Question

Wildflowers are plants that grow on the forest floor. During a study, a scientist observed that wildflowers began to bloom before the leaves appeared on the tall trees above them and stopped blooming once the trees were full of broad leaves which blocked the sunlight.

Evaluate this observation and explain a limiting factor this is affecting the wildflowers on the forest floor.

Answer 1

sunlight

Step-by-step explanation:

Plants need sunlight as an essential nutrient like nutrients from the soil and water that are needed to photosynthesize. when they are at the ground the leaves at the top cover the sunlight which limit the growth of the plants because they are not able to photosynthesize to their full potential

Answer 2

The leaves on the tree are blocking sunlight from reaching the flowers. This is stopping the flowers from getting what they need for photosynthesis, and they are not blooming because that requires photosynthesis.